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TRENDING: The Long-Term Consequences Of Account Takeovers

PYMNTS

Dave Endler, co-founder and president of security and fraud prevention solutions provider SpyCloud , noted fraudsters are increasingly turning to account takeovers. In a recent interview for this month’s Smarter Payments feature, Endler discussed the rise of account takeovers, and what companies and consumers can do to combat them.

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Behind the Idea: Burbank

The Fintech Times

So, if you want to change your home address, password, or set up a new payee, you’ll just tap your card and enter your PIN. No one-time passwords, no saved credentials, no account takeover: just a secure, positive action that proves it’s really you.

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New Report: How Behavioral Analytics Help FIs Block Fraud At The ITM

PYMNTS

The security of person-to-person transactions is also constantly under threat, driving six of the United Kingdom’s largest banking groups — Barclays Group , HSBC Group , Lloyds Banking Group , Nationwide Building Society , RBS Group and Santander Group — to adopt a new system called Confirmation of Payee.

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Deep Dive: How FIs And Merchants Are Pushing Back Against Push Payment Fraud

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They can use fraudulent invoices to scam unsuspecting businesses and consumers or hijack legitimate email correspondence during property transactions to divert funds into the bank accounts of their choosing, for example.

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SpyCloud On Making Payments Smarter And Safer

PYMNTS

Cybercriminals have a new favorite weapon in their quest to allude regulators, law enforcement and corporate security departments: account takeovers. Recent research reveals account takeovers have risen by 300 percent over the past year, with losses topping $5 billion. The Rise Of Account Takeovers.

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Biometric Security Crucial for Fraud Protection and CX

FICO

While many FIs have worked to streamline digital banking experiences, they have constantly had to add friction back into processes to prevent fraudster tactics, like SIM swaps, account takeover, and impersonation scams. However, this aversion to badly thought-out identity checks extends to use of existing accounts.

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Survey: Real-time Payments Fraud Up for 4 out of 5 APAC Banks

FICO

Interestingly, nearly half of the respondents (46 percent) are currently only using 1 or 2 of these strategies , potentially leaving them more exposed to attack vectors such as identity theft, account takeovers, cyberattacks. Account takeovers were ranked second, with false accounts and money mules also rated as problems.